“We insist that there is no role for Russia in what is happening on the gas market in Europe, and cannot be.
Russia has fulfilled, is fulfilling and will continue to fulfill - in the most thorough way, consistently - all the obligations assumed under the existing contracts, "Peskov said.
He noted that the reasons for the gas crisis in Europe are related to the coincidence of several factors.
“But all this has nothing to do with Russia.
And only non-professionals, only people who do not understand the essence of what is happening, can somehow mention Russia in this context, ”he said.
On October 6, the price of gas in Europe during the auction exceeded $ 1.9 thousand per 1,000 cubic meters.
m, setting a new historical record.
This is evidenced by the data of trading on the ICE exchange.
Five EU countries (France, Spain, Greece, Romania and the Czech Republic) have called for an investigation to determine the cause of the rise in gas prices.